Reed-shifting means for warping machines



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F. W. MAUE REED SHIFTING MEANS FOR WARPING MACHINES Filed Feb. 2, 1924 5Sheets-Sheet 5 avwcntor- Patented June 30, 1925. i

PATENT GFFKCE.

rn-rinnarcii WILLIAM Mann, or SHAMOKIN, PENNSYLVANIA.

REED-SHIFTING MEANS FOR- W'ARPING MACHINES.

Application filed February 2, 1924. Serial No. 690,272.

1 0 all w 7mm 2'25 may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK TVILLIAM MAUE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Shamokin, in the county of Northumberland and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and'useful Improvements inReed-Shifting Means for Warping Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

7 My invention relates to meansfor effecting a relative lateral movementbetween warp threads and'reeds, in the operation of a warping mill.

In the Operation of a warping mill, for the production of warps, madefrom various threads, it is necessarythat the threads or yarn be drawnfrom bobbins or spools carried on a creel. This creel consists of aframe work with spindles or pins, carrying the bobbin or spools. Thethread from these bobbins or spools is ordinarily passed through anumber of reeds, such as the creel reed, cross reed, and the sectionreed. As a result of the frictional engagement of the thread with thesides ofthedent wires of these reed or reeds, such dent wires become Iprovide means of the above mentioned char-- worn or cut, atthe point ofcontact, and it is necessary to frequently replace the reeds with newreeds, for after the dent wires be-' come cut, they cause the threads torub and cha-fe, whereby many-of them break.

An important object of the invention is to provide means of the abovementioned acter, which may be installed upon a warping mill withoutmaterially altering the con struction thereof.

Other objects. and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same,

ordinary construction of the well known Figure 1 is a side elevation ofapparatus embodying my invention,

Figure 2 is a centralvertical longitudinal section through the same,

Figure 8 is a transverse vertical section taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a plan view of a base element,

Figure 5 is a transverse section taken on line 5-5 of Figure 2,

Figure 6 is a detail section through the guide sleeve of the cross reed,

Figure 7 is a transverse section taken on line 77 of Figure 1, l

Figure 8 is a'vertical section taken on line 8-8 of Figure 7,.

Figure 9 is a vertical section taken on line 99 of Figure 8, and,

Figure 10 is a horizontal section on line 10-10 of Figure 9. I

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown apreferred embodi- 7; ment of my invention, A designates the revolublereel of a warping mill, B the section reed, C thecross reed, and D thecreel reed.

The warping machine embodies a carriage 15, provided with a vertical leg16 and a diagonal leg 17. The leg 16 carries a roller 18, traveling upona track 19. The carriage is-slidable upon a horizontal transverse rod20, and this carriage is shifted longitudin ally of the reel A by meansof a feeding screw 21, driven from the sprocket wlieel 22 of the warpingmill. The carriage 15 is equipped with a guide roller 23, over which thewarp thread passes prior to its winding upon the'reel of the warpingmill. The carriage 15 is advanced longitudinally of the reel, as abovestated, to properly apply the wrap thread thereto. This is the warpingmachine, and it is thought to be unnecessary to further explain thesame.

The warp threads 24 are unwound from spools or bobbins 25, rotatableupon pins 26,

carried by creel 27. This creel-is mounted upon grooved wheels 29,traveling on tracks 30; The creel maybe shifted to a proper positionupon the track, so that it will be properly located with respect to thereel of the warping machine.

The section reed B, see more particularly Figure 3, embodies a reedframe 31, carrying dent wires 32, through which the warp threads 24:pass. The frame 31 is held within aclamp 33 carried by a guide plunger34. This guide iplui'iger 34, see Figures 2 and 3, rec1procates within avertical guide sleeve 35, having a screw 36 attached thereto, operatingwithin a vertical slot'37 in the guide sleeve. The guide sleeve 35 ispreferably integral witha base 38,

a with the cam 45.

which is attached to the top of a-guide'casing or box 39. Rigidlyattached to. the. lowerend of the guideplunger 34 is a coupling rod 40,which is rigidly connected with a, forked. "shifting,- member 41, whiehstraddles a longitudinal power shaft 42, journaled in bearings, i3 and44; This power shaft carries 'aheart'shaped' cam 45,

rigidly mounted thereon,operating at the v side of theforked member 41,and contacting with a thrust element-or niit 46,"which is clamped to theforked member ell by means of a screwv or thehke. The thrust member5L6ispreferablypolygonal so that rods 47, which are ;preferably formedof Y shaft e12. "Athrust element 63, p'olygonal in glass, which serve toguide them, prior to their passage between the dent wires ofthe sectionreed B;

The cross reed C, see more particularly p attached to the beam 70. Asmore clearly Figures 1, 2, 5 and 6, embodies a stationary reed frame 48;carrying dent wires 49. The. V

reed frame l8 isheld within anouter sta- V tionaryframefiO, which isbolted or clamped to stationary bracket 51, rigidlymounted upon the rearend of the table 15. The warp threads EZ-i are moved or reciprocatedvertisleeve or bushing 57 held in'the contracted. end-of a verticalguide sleeve 58, see more particularly Figure 6. This guide sleeve 58,

Figures 1 and 2, has a-la'terally extending bracket 59, bolted to thebracket 51,a's indicated at 60. The rod 55 has a block 61 rigidlymou-ntedupon itslower end, carrying a forked head 62, which straddlesthepower shape, is mounteduponthe forked head 62 by means of a screw 64,or the like," and may be clamped to this forked head in a selectedmounted upon the fpower shaft 42. ,cam serves vto raise the rod 55, andthis rod frame beam 70, as shown at position, for causing one of itsedges to contact with a heart shaped cam 65, rigidly This is forceddownwardly by a compressible coil spring 66, mounted within the enlargedportion of the sleeve 58 and engaging the block '61. gage with the glassrod 52, as is obvious.

In connection with the creel reed D, attention is calledmoreparticularly to Figures 1,7, 8, 9 and 10. In these Figures, the reelD embodies a frame 67,, carrying the dent wires 68. This frame ismounted upon a vertically movable or reeiprocatoi horizontal bar69,1110-unted upon the cree frame, in a manner to be described, Thenumeral designates the; upper horizontal stationary' beam of the creelframe, and upstanding arms 71 are mounted upon this beamyrearwardly ofthe reel D, an'd carry a rod 72,

preferably of :g1ass,about which the warp threads 24 pass. The reed D issupported by the reciprocatory bar 69, as above explained, the ends ofwhich operate within suitable guides to cause the same to partake of upand down movement without twisting or1ateral movement. The bar 69carries brackets 73, to which 1 are ipivotally connected by means of aslot and pin joint vertically swinging levers 74, pivoted to the creel75. 'lheouter ends of these levers 74 arepulled down- ,wardlyby means ofretractile' coil springs 76. The inner end of the levers 74cproject ntoa housing or box 77, having lugs or cars 7 8, which are'screwed orotherwise rigidly shown in Figure 10, within the box 77 the lever 74:tothe'r-ightyhas a ton-gue 79, and the lever 41; tothe left has its endforked for receiving this tongue. The forked endhas longitudinal slot81.

ertendsthrough a slot 84: in the arm 85, in-

tegral with the inner end of the lever 745130 the left. The pin 82operates within vertical slots 86, formed in the box 77. The

depressioir element or nut 83 is'arranged beneath a'heart shaped cam 87,rigidly mounted upon a stub shaft 88, carried by the box 77 abovethedepression element 83. This.

stub shaft is 'free to turn with relation to this box but cannot move:longitudina with respect thereto.

Thestub shaft 88 is connected with a cou- ,pling shaft 89 by means of auniversal joint 90, and theforward end of theshaft- 89 is,

connected with the rear endof the power shaft 42, bymeans of anniversaljoint 91. It is thus seen that a flexible driving connection is'hadbetween the stub shaft 88 and the power shaft, whereby this stub ShaftThe warp threads pass over and enlongitudinal slots '80 and the tonguehas; a These slots receive a ,pin 82, carrying a trip element or nut 83,rigidly attached thereto.v Thepin 82a1so may be driven by the powershaft, when the creel frame is shifted longitudinally upon its track.The flexibility of the coupling shaft 89 embraces longitudinaladjustability so that this operation may occur.

The power shaft 42 is driven by a bevel gear 98, rigidly securedthereto, and this bevel gear is driven by a bevel gear 94, which issplined upon a transverse shaft 95. The gear 94 is arranged within theboX 39 and is retained in permanent engagement with the gear 98. Thisgear 94 travels longitudinally of the shaft 95 but turns therewith. Theshaft 95 carries a gear 96, engaging a. gear 97, driven by a gear 98,which is turned by the sprocket wheel 22.

In the operation of the apparatus, the reel A of the warping mill isrotated in a direction to wind the warp thread 24 thereon, which warpthread passes through the several reeds. When passing through thesection reed B, the reed is continuously reciprocated, vertically, andhence the wear of the dent wires is prevented. When passing through thecross reed G, the glass rod 52 is reciprocated vertically and hence thewarp threads are continuously raised and lowered while traveling incontact with the dent wires of the reed, whereby wearing of the dentwires is prevented. hen passing through the creel reed D, the reed isvertically reciprocated, and hence the wear of the dent wires isprevented.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed, is to be taken as a preferred embodiment of the same, andthat various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts, maybe resorted to, without departing from the spirit of my invention or thescope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. The combination with a creel embodying a frame, of atransverselyreciprocatory reed mounted upon said frame, a pair of levers pivotedbetween their ends to the frame and having pivotal connection at theirouter ends with the reed, means to move the outer ends of the leversdownwardly, a pin pivotally connecting the inner ends of the levers, astop element carried by the pin, and a cam engaging the stop element toshift the same laterally.

2. The combination with a creel embodying a frame, of a laterallyreciprocatory reed mounted upon the frame, a pair of levers pivotedbetween their ends to the frame and having their outer ends pivotallyconnected with the reed, means to move the outer ends of the leversdownwardly, a housing having a guide slot, a pin operating within theguide slot and pivotally connecting the inner ends of the levers, anelement carried by the pin, and a cam operating in engagement with theelement to depress the same.

8. A warping machine embodying a revd luble reel, a receiprocatory reedarranged upon one side of the reel, a stationary reed in advance of thereciprocatory reed, a reciprocatory thread shift-ing element arrangedadjacent to the stationary reed, a power shaft, means operated by thepower shaft to effect the reciprocatory movement of the reciprocatoryreed, means operated by the power shaft to effect the reciprocatorymovement of the thread shifting element, a reciprocatory reed to bemounted upon the movable creel, means for effecting the re ciprocatorymovement of the last named reed, and a flexible connection between thepower shaft and the last named means.

4. A warping machine embodying a revoluble reel, a carriage to travellongitudinally of the reel, a power shaft extending longi tudinally ofthe carriage, means to drive the power shaft, a reciprocatory sectionreed mounted upon the carriage, means driven by the power shaft foreffecting the movement of the section reed, a stationary cross reedmounted upon. the carriage, a reciprocatory thread shifting element ar'anged adjacent to the cross reed, means driven by the power shaft tomove the reciprocatory thread shifting element, a creel movable withrelation to the carriage, a reciprocatory creel reed mounted .upon thecreel, means to effect the movement of the creel reed, and a flexibleconnection between-the power shaft and last named means.

5. The combination with a creel embodying a frame, of a vertical movablereed mounted upon the frame, vertically swinging levers pivoted betweentheir ends upon the frame and having their outer ends connected with thereed, means to draw the outer ends of the levers downwardly, a sup port,a cam mounted upon the support, and an element connecting the innerendsof the levers and adapted to be depressed by the cam.

6. The combination with a creel embodying a frame, of a verticallymovable reed mounted upon the frame, vertically swinging levers pivotedbetween their ends with the frame and having their outer ends connectedwith the reed, a sup-port having a substantially vertical slot, a pinconnecting the inner ends of the levers and operating within the slot tobe guided thereby, and a substantially heart shaped cam moimted upon thesupport above the pin to depress the same.

7 The combination with a warping machine embodying a revoluble reel anda carriage to travel longitudinally of the reel, asection reed mountedupon the carriage, a cross reed mounted upon the carriage, means forefiecting a relative movement between "said-reeds zmcl the warp threadsembodying a power shaft extending longitudinally of the carriage anddriven from movablepart of the Warping machine a creel-arranged 5 nearthe Warping -machin'e, :aiad movwbler bodily with. relation thereto, acreel reed carried by said creel, and mea-nsior efieetingfla relativemovement between :the creel weed and the'amarp 5 threads embodying a:flex-ible couplingwhaft connebed with said power 1 shaft and driven.thiereby.

In testimony whqreofil afiixmy signature.

I EREDERIGIQWILDIAM M'AUE.

